I always look at the want ads. If I don't see a location or a bogus location under your signature I rarely answer the ad. Its not worth my time if your to far away for shipping cost.
Just a thought for those hiding their location for some reason.
ALSO!! I beleive if you are a honest person using this site why hide where you are from.
No location? Usually no reply. won't even read the ad.
I know some others feel the same way.
Not everyone that "hides" or not discloses their location on their signature etc are "shady"...
When I was younger, we always had to have an unlisted phone number. My grandfather owned a company. There was a union there and they would get demanding sometimes and even would strike. Union strikers "are not nice people"...
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I remember when my dad's 68 charger came home with nails in all four tires because he crossed the picket lines and went to work during the strike. He couldn't strike - his dad owned the business... There's a picture of this in our family picture album.
There was always the possibility that if any union worker did not agree with my grandpa and got mad at him, they could go after him and/or his family (us), so we always had an unlisted number and were careful who we gave it to. It could have meant harm to us if we didn't...
When he died, it was a family only funeral for the same reason. The only people that attended were my grandma, my dad and his sister with their families. That's it... (My mom's parents didn't go, and they were my other grandparents)
My grandpa would try to give in a little in the negotiations, but they always kept pushing for more, more, more.... But you can't give in to all of the union's demands, because you need to keep some money in the business so it can stay afloat.
Union strikers are not always the nicest people... Jimmy Hoffa, etc...
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Here's a story about one of the strikes...
My dad drove a 68 Charger with a 383 2bbl at the time. There was a set of train tracks next to the business. Every day when my dad was leaving, he would look to see if the train was coming, and if it was clear, he would nail it and haul *** to get across the tracks before another train would come...
It was during a strike, and he was leaving to go home after work. The tracks were clear so dad nailed it and turned and got over the tracks so he wouldn't get caught by a train (which usually was passing at least every half-hour)....
As dad was turning, a union striker tried to kick his car. He brought his leg back and then gave it all he had....
But dad did his "usual thing" (Not knowing about the striker trying to kick his car). As the guy's foot went forward to hit the Charger, it was gone and the guy fell right on his ***.... Doh!!! (he underestimated the speed of dad's Charger...)
Dad found out about this from another worker who was leaving behind him that day. The guy said that he was laughing so hard, his eyes were watering and he had to wait 5 minutes before he could see clear enough to drive....
